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From the American Civil War and the introduction of the metal cartridge in the 1860s up to the present day, The Encyclopedia of Weapons is an accessible reference guide to the most important small arms, armoured vehicles, aircraft and ships from all around the world. The book ranges from the first Gatling guns to favourites such as the Lee Enfield rifle and the AK-47; in terms of aircraft the book includes World War I biplanes, World War II's Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero fighter and on to modern stealth aircraft; in naval weaponry the book features early ironclad submarines, classic ships such as Bismarck and the nuclear subs of today; from the first tanks on the Western Front in World War I, such as the Mark V Male, the book covers the development of armoured fighting vehicles, featuring such classics as the Soviet T-34 and modern tanks like the M1 Abrams. With an entry per page, each weapon is illustrated with two colour artworks - some of them cutaways - a colour or black-&-white photograph, an authoritative history on its development, production and service history and a box of essential specifications. Featuring more than 400 entries, The Encyclopedia of Weapons is a fascinating reference work on the most important tanks, guns, military ships and aircraft over the past 150 years.

Table of Contents:
Introduction TANKS & AFVs Mark V Male (1917) Whippet (1917) Renault FT-17 Sturmpanzerwagen A7V (1918) Vickers 6-ton (1928) BT-5 (1932) Type 95 Kyugo Light Tank (1934) T-35 (1935) Panzer II Ausf F (1936) Somua S35 Char B1 bis (1937) Type 97 Chi-Ha Panzer 38(t) (1938) Mk III Valentine Infantry Tank (1939) Panzer III Ausf F (1940) StuG III KV-1A Heavy Tank (1940) Panzer IV Ausf F1 (1941) Mk VI Crusader I Cruiser Tank (1941) Churchill Mk IV (1941) M3A3 Stuart (1941) M3A3 General Lee (1941) T-70 (1942) T-34 Model 1943 (1942) Panzer VI Tiger Ausf E (1942) M4A4 Sherman (1942) Semovente DA 75/18 Panzer V Panther Ausf D (1943) KV-85 Heavy Tank (1943) M26 Pershing Churchill AVRE (1943) Churchill Crocodile T-34/85 (1944) Sherman Crab Mine-Clearing Tank (1944) Sherman VC Firefly (1944) Cromwell Mk VIII (1944) Tiger II ‘King Tiger’ (1944) Jagdpanzer VI Jagdtiger (1944) M-24 Chaffee (1944) Sturmmorser Tiger IS-3 (1945) Centurion A41 (1945) T-54/55 (1947) M41 Walker Bulldog AMX-13 (1952) M-48 Patton (1952) PT-76 (1952) M-60 Patton (1960) T-62 (1961) Chieftain Mk5 (1963) Leopard 1 (1965) M551 Sheridan (1966) Stridsvagn 103B (1967) Scimitar (1970) T -72 (1971) Merkava (1977) Leopard 2 (1979) M2 Bradley (1981) Challenger 1 (1982) Stingray (1989) M1A1 Abrams (1985) AMX-56 Leclerc (1991) T-90 (1992) M1A2 Abrams (1996) Type 99 (1998) Challenger 2 (1998) Arjun (2004) K2 Black Panther (2013) T -14 Armata Autoblinde Peugeot (1914) Panhard Type 178 (1935) SdKfz 232 SdKfz 251 SdKfz 234 Puma AEC Armoured Car Mk III T -17E1 Staghound I LVT-4 Water Buffalo Panhard EBR/FL-11 (1954) M113 (1954) M50 Ontos BMP-1 (1961) BTR-60 Saladin Marder BTR-70 (1972) LAV-25 (1983) BTR-80 (1984) Pandur (1985) Warrior MICV (1986) Centauro Ratel BMP-3 (1990) Type 89 (1991) AAV7 BTR-90 (2004) Stryker Viking BvS10 Bulldog IFV ARTILLERY & MORTARS Canone de 75 Mle 1897 (1897) Ordnance QF 13pdr (1904) Ordnance BL 60pdr Mk 1 77mm M96nA (1905) Ordnance QF 4.5in howitzer (1908) Skoda 305mm Howitzer Canon de 105mm Schneider Mle 1913 (1913) Big Bertha (1914) Paris Gun (1918) 105mm leFH 18 (1927) 15cm (5.9in) sFH 18 Katyusha rocket launcher Wurfgranate 41 122mm (4.8in) Howitzer Model 1938 (M-30) 15cm (5.9in) SIG 33 105mm Howitzer M2A1 (1941) Ordnance QF 25 pdr Mk 2 152mm Howitzer M1943 (1943) 105mm Howitzer M3 (1945) OTO-Melara 105mm Mod 56 (late 1950s) BM-21 rocket launcher D-30 Howitzer M109 155mm SP gun 2S3 (Soviet) Soltam M68 Gun (1968) 155mm Howitzer FH-70 (1974) 105mm Light Gun L118 (1976) 155mm Howitzer M198 (1978) M270 MLRS 2S19 Mista (Soviet) M777 Howitzer (2005) 40mm Bofors L/60 (1929) 88mm Flak 18 (1933) 3.7in QF Gun Mk 1 (1937) 3.7cm Flak 36 20mm Flak 38 (1939) Oerlikon 20mm (1939) 90mm M1 (1940) ZSU-23-4 Gepard M167 Vulcan (1961) 5cm Pak 38 (1940) 7.5cm Pak 40 (1940) 3in Gun M5 (1940) Ordnance QF 17pdr Gun (1942) 76.2mm M1942 (1942) ZiS-3 Ordnance ML 3in Mortar (1932) SGrW 34 81mm Mortar (1934) M1938 120mm Mortar (1938) 60mm Mortar M1 (1941) M224A1 Mortar (2011) M120 Mortar System AIRCRAFT, HELICOPTERS & DRONES Fokker E series (1915) Sopwith Camel (1916) Nieuport 17 (1916) SE.5a (1916) Fokker Dr.1 (1917) SPAD XIII (1917) Polikarpov I-16 (1934) Messerschmitt Bf 109 (1935) Hawker Hurricane (1935) A5M Claude Supermarine Spitfire (1936) Douglas SBD Dauntless (1938) Mitsubishi A6M Zero (1939) Focke-Wulf Fw 190 (1939) North American P-51 Mustang (1940) Yakovlev Yak-1/3/7/9 (1940) Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (1941) Grumman F6F Hellcat (1942) Vought F4U Corsair (1942 Messerschmitt Me 262 (1942) Northrop P-61 Black Widow (1942) Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star (1944) MiG 15 (1947) North American F-86 Sabre (1949) Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 (1950) Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (1955) McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II (1958) Mirage III (1961) Grumman F-14 Tomcat (1970) Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon (1974) Panavia Tornado (1974) Sukhoi Su-27 ‘Flanker’ (1977) Mikoyan MiG-29 ‘Fulcrum’ (1977) Dassault Mirage 2000 (1978) McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet (1978) Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle (1986) Dassault Rafale (1986) Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor (1990) Eurofighter Typhoon (1994) Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II (2006) Breguet XIX Junkers Ju 87 Stuka (1935) Junkers Ju 88 (1936) Messerschmitt Bf 110 (1936) Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik (1939) De Havilland Mosquito (1940) SBD-3 Dauntless (1940) Hawker Typhoon (1942) General Dynamics F-111 (1964) Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II (1972) McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II (1978) Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk (1981) Gotha bombers (1917) Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (1935) North American B-25 Mitchell (1939) Avro Lancaster (1941) B-24 Liberator (1941) Boeing B-29 Superfortress (1944) English Electric Canberra Boeing B-52 Stratofortress (1952) Avro Vulcan (1952) Tupolev TU-95 (1956) Tupolev Tu-22M (1972) Northrop B-2 Spirit (1989) Douglas C-47 Skytrain (1935) Consolidated Catalina (1936) Me 323 Gigant Lockheed C-130 Hercules (1954) Lockheed SR-71 ‘Blackbird’ (1962) Lockheed C-5 Galaxy (1968) E-3 Sentry UH-1 Iroquois (Huey) AH-64 Apache Mi-24 'Hind' UH-60 Black Hawk MQ-1 Predator (1991) RQ-4 Global Hawk (1998) MQ-9 Reaper (2001) MQ-8B Fire Scout (2009) WARSHIPS, AIRCRAFT CARRIERS & SUBMARINES CSS Hunley (1863) Gustav Zede (1893 USS Holland (1897) B-Class (1904) U-9 (1910) HMS E-11 (1914) Deutschland (1916) UC-25 (1916) Surcouf (1929) USS Nautilus (V-6) (1930) U-47 (Type VIIB) (1938) U-459 (Type XIV) (1941) Type XXI I-400 USS Tench (1944) USS Nautilus (1954) Sturgeon Class (1966) HMS Resolution (1966) Project 705 Lira USS Ohio USS Los Angeles (1974) Le Triomphant (1994) Kursk (1994) USS Seawolf (1995) Type 039 (Song) (1999) Dolphin Class (1999) Astute Class (2007) Type 094 (Jin Class) (2007) Soryu (2009) INS Arihant (2015) HMS Furious (1917) HMS Eagle (1924) Akagi (1927) USS Lexington (1927) Hiryu (1937) USS Yorktown (1937) USS Enterprise (1938) HMS Ark Royal (1938) Jun’yo (1942) USS Lexington (1943) USS Intrepid (1943) Shinano (1944) USS Midway (1945) HMS Eagle (1951) USS Forrestal (1955) HMS Hermes/INS Viraat (1959) Clemenceau (1960) USS Enterprise (1961) HMS Fearless (1965) USS Nimitz (1975) Kiev (1975) USS Tarawa HMS Invincible (1980) Admiral Kuznetsov (1995) HMS Ocean (1998) Charles de Gaulle (2001) USS Ronald R. Reagan (2003) Liaoning (2012) HMAS Canberra (2014) Izumo (2015) HMS Queen Elizabeth (2017) USS Gerald R. Ford (2017) INS Vikrant (2018) USS Monadnock HMS Devastation Imperator Alexander II USS Maine Mikasa HMS Dreadnought Vittorio Emanuele HMS Indomitable USS South Carolina USS Utah SMS Derfflinger HMS Royal Oak USS Texas Fuso HMS Hood HMS Rodney KMS Deutschland/Lutzow KMS Scharnhorst De Ruyter Hipper class heavy cruiser Richelieu (1940) KMS Bismarck Vittorio Veneto Yamato Tirpitz USS Indiana USS Iowa Moskva class Sovremennyy class Kirov Type 23 frigate Type 22 Broadsword Visby class Ticonderoga class Arleigh Burke class Type 45 destroyer SMALL ARMS Adams revolver Colt M1860 and M1861 Borchardt C/93 Mauser C/96 Webley & Scott Mk IV and Mk VI Pistole Parabellum Colt M1911 Colt Detective Special Browning GP35 HP (1935) Walther P38 Beretta 92 Glock 17 Desert Eagle pistol SiG P320 Chassepot rifle Dreyse Needle Gun Martini-Henry Mosin-Nagant SMLE (1903) M1903 Springfield (1903) Kar 98k (1935) M1 Garand (1936) M1 Carbine (1942) FG 42 (1942) StG 44 AK-47/AKM (1949) EM2 FN FAL/L1A1 SLR (1954) M14 rifle (1959) Heckler & Koch G3 (1959) CETME Model 58 M16 rifle (1963) M21 sniper rifle (1969) Galil rifle (1973) AK-74 (1974) Steyr AUG (1977) FAMAS (1978) PSG 1 sniper rifle Vektor R4 Dragunov M16A2 (and Colt Commando) SA80 (1985) Barrett M82A1 (1989) M4 Carbine (1994) Heckler & Koch G36 (1995) OICW QBZ-03 (2003) M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System (2008) FN SCAR (2009) AK103 AK-12 (2010) M27 IAR Bergmann MP 18 (1918) Thompson M1928 MP 38/MP 40 MAS 38 Sten Mk 2 PPSh-41 Austen SMG M3A1 ‘Grease Gun’ Sterling L2A1 Uzi Heckler & Koch MP5 BXP SMG Calico M950 + M960A P90 PDW Gatling Gun (1878) Madsen Maxim M1910 (Maschinengewehr 08) Lewis Gun (1911) Vickers Machine Gun (1912) Hotchkiss M1914 BAR M1919 Browning (1919) M2 Browning .50 cal (1933) MG 34 (1936) Bren Gun (1938) MG 42 (1942) RPD machine gun (1953) RPK M60 machine gun (1957) FN MAG (1958) PK machine gun (1961) L86A1 LSW FN Minimi CETME Ameli Glossary Index

About the Author :
Chris McNab has written more than 100 titles, primarily focused on historical and military topics. His titles include History of World War II, The Illustrated History of the Vietnam War, and Hitler’s Masterplan. He also works as an educational publishing consultant, advising international agencies on how to develop their textbooks and other educational resources.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781782746928
  • Publisher: Amber Books Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Amber Books
  • Height: 285 mm
  • No of Pages: 448
  • Spine Width: 25 mm
  • Width: 225 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1782746927
  • Publisher Date: 14 Mar 2019
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: Encyclopedias
  • Weight: 1766 gr


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